| Timber |
Botanical Name |
Density kg/m3 |
Laminate mm |
Thickness mm |
Butt Joints |
Radial Shrinkage % |
Tangential Shrinkage % |
Janka kN |
Workability |
Durability (Class) |
Strength Group |
| American Oak |
Quercus Alba |
720 |
19 |
35 |
YES |
3.00% |
5.00% |
6 |
Easy to work. Iron when in contact with damp wood may cause black tannin stain. |
Moderate (3) |
SD6 |
| Australian Cherry (Myrtle) |
Nothafagus Cunninghamii |
710 |
19 |
35 |
YES |
3.50% |
6.60% |
5.9 |
Easy to glue, finish and work. There is a tendency to tear out, use sharp tool edges. |
Moderate (3) |
SD3 – SD4 |
| Baltic Pine |
Pinus Sylvestris |
500 |
42 |
35 |
NO |
2.00% |
4.50% |
2.1 |
Easy to glue, finish and work except for the knots. |
Moderate (3) |
SD6 |
| Sydney Blue Gum |
Eucalyptus Saligna |
850 |
19 |
35 |
YES |
5.00% |
9.00% |
9 |
Relatively easy to work. Glues well. |
Moderate (3) |
SD3 |
| Blackbutt |
Eucalyptus Pilularis |
900 |
On TRIAL |
– |
– |
3.00% |
6.50% |
9.1 |
– |
Durable (2) |
SD2 |
| Brushbox |
Lophostemon Confertus |
900 |
19 |
35 |
YES & NO |
5.00% |
10.00% |
9.5 |
Dulls tool edges due to silica. Works and finishes well. |
Moderate (3) |
SD3 |
| Canadian Rock Maple |
Acer Saccharum |
740 |
19 |
35 |
YES |
3.00% |
6.00% |
6.4 |
Easy to work. Take care in nailing. |
Low (4) |
SD4 |
| Celery Top Pine |
Phyllocladus Aspelenifolius |
650 |
19 |
35 |
YES |
2.00% |
4.00% |
4.5 |
May not be easy to work with due to wood compression. |
Durable (2) |
SD5 |
| Cypress Pine |
Callitris Glaucophylla |
680 |
19 |
35 |
YES |
2.50% |
3.00% |
6.6 |
Brittle but will accept nail without splitting. Sanding dust may be irritable to some. |
Durable (2) |
SD6 |
| Damanu |
Callophyllum spp. |
600 |
33 |
35 |
YES |
2.50% |
4.00% |
4.6 |
Generally easy to work. Glues well. |
Low (4) |
SD6 |
| Damanu Slimline |
|
|
87 |
30 |
YES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| European Beech |
Fagus Sylvatice |
700 |
21 |
30 |
YES |
4.00% |
6.00% |
6 |
Easy to work, glue and finish. Pre-drilling may be required for nailing. |
Low (4) |
SD4 |
| European Birch |
Betula Pubescens |
670 |
22 |
35 |
YES |
3.00% |
6.00% |
4.5 |
Easy to work, glue and finish |
Low (4) |
SD4 |
| European Elm |
Ulmus Pumula |
600 |
25 |
35 |
YES |
– |
– |
– |
Works, glues and finishes well. |
Moderate (3) |
– |
| European Oak |
Quercus Petraea |
690 |
25 |
35 |
YES |
3.00% |
6.00% |
5.5 |
Easy to work. Iron when in contact with damp wood may cause black tannin stain. |
Durable (2) |
SD5 |
| European Walnut |
Juglans Regia |
640 |
22 |
35 |
YES |
2.00% |
4.00% |
5.9 |
Easy to work. Iron when in contact with damp wood may cause black tannin stain. |
Moderate (3) |
SD4 |
| Fijian Mahogany |
Swietenia Macrophylla |
570 |
87 |
40 |
NO |
1.50% |
2.50% |
3.6 |
Sharp tools are needed to avoid ‘wooliness’. Glues and nails well. |
Moderate (3) |
SD6 |
| Hoop Pine |
Araucaria Cunninghamii |
530 |
20 |
35 |
NO |
2.50% |
3.50% |
3.4 |
Works and glues well. |
Low (4) |
SD5 |
| Hoop Pine Panel |
|
|
42 – 50 |
19 |
NO |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Jarrah |
Eucalytus Marginata |
820 |
39 |
38 |
YES |
5.00% |
7.50% |
8.5 |
Works, glues and finishes well. Care when nailing. |
Durable (2) |
SD4 |
| Jarrah Slimline |
|
|
45 |
30 |
YES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Jarrah Panel |
|
|
68-90 |
19 |
NO |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Merbau |
Instia Bijuga |
830 |
45 |
30 |
YES |
1.50% |
2.50% |
8.6 |
May have gum build up on cutting tools. Saw dust may be irritable to some. |
Durable (2) |
SD3 |
| N.G. Rosewood |
Pterocarpus Indicus |
615 |
30 |
35 |
YES |
1.00% |
2.00% |
4.7 |
Easy to work, glue and finish. |
Durable (2) |
SD5 |
| N.G. Rosewood Slimline |
|
|
87 |
30 |
YES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Nyatoh |
Palaquium spp. |
650 |
45 |
30 |
YES |
5.00% |
6.50% |
– |
Dulls tool edges due to silica but usually works and finishes well. |
Low (4) |
SD7 |
| Prickly Acacia |
Acacia Nilotica |
– |
On TRIAL |
– |
– |
1.00% |
1.60% |
– |
– |
Low (4) |
SD4 |
| Radiata Pine |
Pinus Radiata |
500 |
33 |
35 |
NO |
3.00% |
4.50% |
3.3 |
Easy to works except for the knots. |
Low (4) |
SD6 |
| Recycled Red Hardwood |
Mixed species |
700-950 |
80 |
40 |
NO |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
– |
n/a |
n/a |
| Recycled Brown Hardwood |
Mixed species |
700-950 |
80 |
40 |
NO |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
– |
n/a |
n/a |
| Recycled Oregon |
Douglas Fir |
560 |
80 |
40 |
NO |
2.50% |
4.00% |
3.1 |
Care is needed when dressing and nailing. |
Low (4) |
SD5 |
| River Red Gum |
Eucalyptus Rostrata |
900 |
60 |
30 |
YES |
4.00% |
8.00% |
10 |
Care is needed when dressing due to its interlocked grain. |
Durable (2) |
SD5 |
| Tasmanian Blackwood |
Acacia Malanoxylon |
640 |
19 |
35 |
YES |
1.50% |
4.00% |
5.9 |
Easy to work, glue and finish. Sanding dust may be irritable to some. |
Moderate (3) |
SD4 |
| Tasmanian Blackwood Slimline |
|
|
63 |
30 |
YES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Tasmanian Oak |
E.regnans, obliqua, deligatensis |
700-750 |
30 |
35 |
YES & NO |
2.1 – 6.6% |
8.5 – 13.0% |
5 |
Easy to work, glue and finish. |
Low (4) |
SD3 |
| Tasmanian Oak Slimline |
|
|
87 |
30 |
NO |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Tasmanian Oak Panel |
|
|
90 |
19 |
NO |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Tulip Oak |
Argyrodendron Actinophyllum |
850 |
40 |
30 |
NO |
4.50% |
8.50% |
7.3 |
– |
Low (4) |
SD3 |
